Williams Police test gun mounted cameras

A Williams Police officer demonstrates using a gun mounted camera at the Williams Police range Nov. 30. The Williams Police Department is one of 12 organizations testing the cameras. (Loretta Yerian/WGCN)

Williams PD is testing the camera by putting it through a variety of trials on the shooting range.

Officers are writing reports on the results and submitting these results back to Viridian.

Officials from Viridian came to Williams Nov. 30 to observe testing of the weapons.

“We believe this is the first of its kind, there is nothing else out there right now being implemented,” said Brian Hedeen, President and CEO of Viridian.

Hedeen said his company had been working with Instant-on technology in lasers and tac-lights for several years, but after the Ferguson shooting in 2014, the company saw an opportunity to further use the technology.

“We right away saw this would be a great application for our technology,” Hedeen said.

“The instant on technology could be used on a camera to capture evidence in situations like that.”